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B. L. PEASE. MEANS FOR REGULATING THE MOVEMENTS OF GAS HOLDERS. No.436,186. Patented Aug. 26, 1890.

6L I Q/ d/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC ED\YARD LLOYD PEASE, OFDARLINGTON, COUNTY OF DURHAM,

ENGLAND.

MEANS FOR REGULATING THE MOVEMENTS O-F GAS-HOLDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,186, dated August26, 1890.

Original application filed July 31, 1889. Serial No. 319.361. Dividedand this application filed June 19, 1890. Serial No. 355,936. (Nomodel.) Patented in England December 14, 1888, No. 18,272; in GermanyJune 1, 1889, No. 49,803; in France June 18,1889,N0. 198,910; in SpainJuly 81,1889,N0. 9,883; in Belgium August 8, 1889. No. 87,249; in CapeColony August 24, 1889, N0. 540; in South Australia October 24, 1889,No. 1,443; in Tasmania October 24, 1889, No. 754/ 10; in VictoriaNovember 26, 1889, No. 7,299; in New South Wales November 26, 1889, No.1,876, and in Queensland Decemher 13,1889,No. 891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD LLOYD PEASE, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residingat Darlington, in the cou ntyof Durham, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Regulating theMovements of Gas-Holders, (which has been patented in Great Britain, No.18,272, dated December 14, 1888; in Germany, No. 49,898, dated June 1,1889; in France, No. 198,910, dated June 18, 1889; in Spain, No. 9,883,dated July 3]., 1889; in Belgium, No. 87,249, dated August 3, 1889 inCape Colony, No. 540, dated August 24, 1889; in South Australia, No.1,448, dated October 24, 1889; in Tasmania, No. 754/10, dated October24, 1889 in Victoria, No. 7,299, dated November 26, 1889; in New South\Vales, No. 1,876, dated November 26, 1889, and in Queensland, No. 891,dated December 13, 1889;) and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

In the application filed by me on July 31, 1889, Serial No. 819,361,Patent No. 432,434, dated July 15, 1890, (of which application this is adivision), I have shown a regulator for the movements of thelifts ofgas-holder, consisting of a circulating ring arranged concentrically tothe said holder and connected to the top and bottom thereof by means ofropes branching off in directions dependent upon their connection withthe holder, and in the present application I will show means for accomplishing the same purpose, consisting of a plurality of independentcheck-ropes having their ends dircctly attached to the sides of thelift, the body of the said ropes passing over anti-friction bearingsmounted upon fixed supports; and 1n ypresent invention also consists inthe combination, construction, and arrangement of the several parts ofwhich it is composed, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which is an elevation of agas-holder having this invention applied thereto, corresponding partsare designated by similar letters.

The lift A has secured to one side thereof near its top, as at a, oneend 0 of a checkrope O, the body of which passes down and around pulleysb, firmly anchored in the the ground and under the tank B, while itsopposite end 0 passes over pulley b, also suitably anchored, and isconnected to an opposite side of the lift near its bottom, as at a,similar check-ropes being brought across from the upper part of one sideto the lower part of another side of the lift, the length of theropesbeing such as to apply to the requisite strain for the proper controlthereof. The pulley I), over which the end 0 of the ropes passes, issituated at a point below the lowest level of the point of attachment ofthe end 0 to the holder, while the pulley I), over which the end 0 ofthe rope passes, is situated at a point above the highest level of thepoint of attachment of the end 0 to the holder, and is preferablymounted on the upper edge of the tank. As the lift rises by the gascontained therein, the end 0 of the rope which serves as an upper checkis given out, While the end 0 which serves as the lower check is takenin, causing the opposite sides of the lift to rise together, While uponthe lift falling again the reverse operation takes place, andit thusfollows that such check-ropes applied to the lift at more than twoequidistant parts will generally serve to cause all the sides of thelift to rise or fall together and to the same extent, preventing itsleaving its proper vertical position.

Although in the accompanying drawings I have shown (for the purpose ofthe better illustration of my invention) the check-ropes as beingcarrieddown or under the holder, it will be understood that this is notnecessary, for the ropes may be carried around the 0 holder, eitherabove or below the surface of the ground, it only being requisite thatthe opposite ends of the same rope are attached to opposite sides of thelift, one of thesaid ends being brought up to be connected with 5 thelift while the opposite end is carried down to be connected therewith;and although I have described that part of the drawings which islettered B as a tank, it may be in practice a second lift concentric tothe inner lift A, the pulleys h and I) in this case being carried by thesaid outer or second lift, and I do not therefore desire to limit myselfin respect to either of the above constructions; but A VVhat- I doclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a controller for gas-holders, the combination of a tank, a liftresting therein, bearings mounted upon said tanks, and a plurality ofcheck-ropes having their opposite ends attached to the opposite sides ofthe said lift, one of the said ends being broughtup and connected to thelift, whilethe opposite end is carried down to be connected therewith asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD LLOYD PEASE. Witnesses:

GEORGE JAMES CLARKSON, EDWARD THoMAs ELcoAT.

